Brush.



W. F. NEUBERT.

BRUSH. APPLICATION FILED JAN- 23,1915- Tm: COLUMBIA PLANOURAPH c0 WASHINGTON, n. c.

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WILLIAM FREDERICK NEIIBERT, OF STAPLETON, NEW YORK.

BRUSH.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 23, 1915. Serial No. 3,980.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WELLIAM F. NnUBnR'r, a citizen of-the United States, residing at Stapleton, Staten Island, in the county of Richmond and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Brushes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in brushes, and has for its principal object to provide a fountain brush which is capable of holding liquid soap or a similar liquid detergent and distributing the same at the desire of the user.'

Another object of the invention is to pro-:

vide a novel form of valve for the brush which will effectively close the outlet opening and prevent any leakage of the contents.

A further object of the invention is to provide a novel means for controlling the movement of the valve which when closed, will form an air liquid tight joint, and when opened, will admit air to the interior of e the brush and permit the contents to be re moved.

WVith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts which will be fully set forth 'in the following specification and accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure l is a view partly in elevation of a brush constructed in accordance with this invention, Fig. 2 is a plan view partly in section of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Referring now to the drawings by characters of reference, the numeral 1 designates the bristle-retaining element, while the numeral 2 designates the bristles. The bristle-retaining element 1 is constructed of any suitable material and held against the bottom of the soap container as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1.

The soap container hereinbefore referred to, comprises the casing designated generally by the numeral 3 which is formed of the integral top wall 4 having formed thereon the side walls 5 and 6. The side walls are connected at each end with the end walls 7,

and the side wall 6 is apertured and provided aperture 12 formed element 1 and these designed to permit the contents of the container to enter the bristles.

Secured to the side wall 5 on the interior thereof is a suitable bracket designated by the numeral 1.3'which is provided with the cars 14 having formed therein the central apertures 15 in which the cylindrical extensions 16, of the valve designated generally by the numeral 17, are journaled.

The valve 17 above referred to comprises the body 18 having secured thereto a suitable piece of felt or other suitable material 19 which is arranged to engage the valve seat 11 and form a liquid tight joint. Formed integrally with the body 18 is the upwardly inclined portion 20 which terminates in the vertically extending lever 21 by which the valve is actuated. A suitable spring 22 is I interposed between the lever 21 and the wall 5 of the container and spring engage the wall normally closed.

In order to open the valve there is provided the mechanism designated generally by the numeral 24 which comprises the tubular body 25 having formed therein a longitudinally extending axial bore in which the button 26 is slidable. A suitable head 27 is formed on the tubular body 25 and a gasket of rubber or similar material 28 is interposed between the head and the wall 6 when the actuating mechanism is in place. The tubular body 25 is preferably externally screw threaded to engage the threads on the interior of the collar 8, and it will thus be seen that a tight joint is formed between the body 25 and the wall 6. The body is preferably open at its inner end, but provided with a suitable spider 28 against which the coil spring 29 bears, and this coil spring is designed to exert pressure on the inner side of the button to force the same outwardly. A suitable threaded stem 30 is formed on the the arms 23 of this and hold the valve in the bottom wall 9' button and the nut 31 is arranged to be threaded thereon. This nut 31 bears against the gasket 32 which is designed to engage the inner end of the body 25 to form a liquid and air tight joint when the device is in closed position.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that in use when the user wishes to saturate the brush with the soap or similar detergent, the button 26 is pressed inwardly which will cause the stem 30 to be forced inwardly against the lever 28. This will press the lever toward the wall 5 against the pressure of the spring 22, and thus lift the valve body 18 from its seat 11. The air passing in the space around the button will permit the contents of the container to flow outwardly through the opening in the bottom wall and in the bristle holding element and thus saturate the bristles. Upon releasing the pressure on the button 26, it will be apparent that the spring 29 will force the button outwardly and the spring 22 will close the outlet port, thus stopping the flow of liquid from the container and permitting the brush to be used in the ordinary way.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferred embodiment of this invention, it is to be understood that such changes may be made in the combination and arrangement of parts as will fall within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claim.

What is claimed is: i

A fountain brush including a container having an outlet opening in the bottom wall thereof, a horizontal valve pivoted at one end to one side wall of the container, a vertical lever carried by the pivoted end of the valve and spaced from said side wall, a spring mounted between said side wall and lever to normally retain the valve seated, a

horizontal casing detachably carried by the opposite side wall of the container and located above the valve, a button slidably mounted in the casing and projecting through the outer end of the casing and beyond the opposite side wall, a stem carried by the button and projecting through and beyond the inner end of the casing in the direction of said lever, spring means for holding the stem in spaced relation to said lever So that a limited inward movement of the stem is inoperative to unseat the valve, and means for limiting the movement of the stem under the influence of the spring. In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM FREDERICK NEUBER'I. WVitnesses':

REINHART G. Koor-r, Jr., THOS. J. HALL.

Copies of this patentmay be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner 0! Patents. Washington, D. G. 

